As I prayed over the results of my procedure on my left leg, I asked God that it be successful to the extent that He save my leg from getting worse and eventually becoming useless. That part of my prayer appears to have been answered yesterday! The doc said that the deep, main vein in my leg was 100% blocked and that often he is unable to even get into such a vein to do anything. God answered my prayer to the extent that the doc WAS able to get into my vein and balloon it to the point where the blood is flowing once again. I am not sure of the level of flow, but something is better than nothing, right? The veinous work was being done by the colateral veins, so now maybe they won't have to work so hard. So, that new flow should help my leg in the long run (actually, I don't know if the term "run" is really in my future!).
One other thing I took as a good sign is the nurse's comment on how strong my pulse is in my left foot. She said she wishes hers was that strong. I guess the ole ticker is pushing down that far pretty well!
The other part of my prayer was that my leg get better right now. That part I'm not so sure about. Neither is the doc. He predicts that I'm likely to see little, if any, change in my leg. I guess that means that I'm still going to be swollen everyday. I was hoping that at least some of that would go away. Oh well, we will see. Right now, the morning after the procedure, it is too early to see how my leg is reacting. I know God will enable me to deal with whatever I am facing day-to-day.
I have a follow up with the doc tomorrow, so I will prepare a list of questions for that visit. So, prayer-wise, I'm thankful for the long term benefits and will continue to ask God to deal with the current situation with my leg and do far beyond what any of the dox expect!
Prayers up!
No comments:
Post a Comment